Heyman, Anita

In despair that her perfect scholastic record is about to be marred by an English teacher whose demands confuse and anger her, seventeen year-old Rachel begins to question the direction of her life and the goals that her parents assume for her.

True story of a dachshund who adjusts to a serious handicap. After an unfortunate jump Gretchen loses the function of her hind legs. Eventually her loving family fits her with a bicycle-like contraption that greatly improves her mobility and enables her to live a happy, active life.